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INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE BIBLE

Total Chapters in the Bible -- 1189.Chapters in the Old Testament --929.Chapters in the New Testament -- 260.Longest Chapter -- Psalms

119.Shortest Chapter -- Psalms 117.Center Chapter -- Psalms 118.Chaptebefore Psalm 118 -- 594 Chapters.Chapters after Psalm 118 -- 594

Chapters.Add the Chapters up --1188 (594+594)+1(Center

Chapter)=1189.Center Verse -- Psalms 118:8.Psalm 118:8 -- It is better to truin the LORD than to put confidence in man.Most Comforting Chapters --salms 23, John: 14.Love Chapter -- 1 Corinthians 13.Faith Chapter -- Hebre1.New Testament Formation -- Acts 2.Alike Chapters -- 2 Kings 19, and Isa37.Longest Verse -- Esther 8:9.Shortest Verse -- John 11:35.Most PreciouVerse -- John 3:16.Saddest Verse -- Mark 15:34.Grandest Verse -- Roman

:11.The Garden verse -- Num. 11:5.The Metal verse -- Ezek. 22:19.Word "Goccurs -- 4,370 times.Word "Jehovah" occurs -- 6,855 times.Word "Lord"

occurs -- 7,736 times.English Bible published first-- 1380 A.D.Divisions of thapters made first -- 1227 A.D.Longest Word -- Maher-shalal-hash-baz (Isa8:1).The Greatest Word -- JESUS.Words appears only once in the Bible -

Reverend (Ps 111:9), Eternity (Is 57:15),and Grandmother (2 Ti1:5).***********************************The Bible gives all glory and honor to the

eavenly Father Jesus Christ (Yashua Messiah) is hidden in the Old Testament evealed in the New Testament.The Bible was written by the Holy Spirit throughen over a period of about 1600 years dating from 1500 BC to about 100 years a

Christ.The Bible is the Book of Salvation and Jesus Christ is the Only Savior unHeaven given among the human beings.Scholars estimate that the 66 books of King James version of the Bible were written by some 50 different authors. Sombiblical scholars believe that Aramaic (the language of the ancient Bible) did nontain an easy way to say 'many things' and used a term which has come downs as 40. This means that when the bible -- in many places -- refers to '40 days, t

meant many days.The system of chapters was introduced in A.D. 1227 by CardHugo de S. Caro, while the verse notations were added in 1551 by Robertus

tephanus, after the advent of printing. The first translation of the English Bible winitiated by John Wycliffe and completed by John Purvey in 1380.A Bible in th

University of Gottingen is written on 2,470 palm leaves. The Bible devotes som00 verses on prayer, less than 500 verses on faith, but over 2000 verses on mond possessions. The Bible can be read aloud in 70 hours. There are 8,674 diffeHebrew words in the Bible (KJV), 5,624 different Greek words, and 12,143 differ

English words.According to statistics from Wycliffe International, the Society oideons, and the International Bible Society, thenumber ofnewBibles that are sgiven away, or otherwise distributed in USA is about 168,000 per day.The Bibdevotes some 500 verses on prayer, less than 500 verses on faith, but over 200

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verses on money and possessions.The Bible can be read aloud in 70 hours.Anumber of verses in the Bible (KJV) contain all but 1 letter of the alphabet:-- Ez7:21 contains all but the letter j; Joshua 7:24, 1 Kings 1:9, 1 Chronicles 12:40,

Chronicles 36:10, Ezekiel 28:13, Daniel 4:37, and Haggai 1:1 contain all but q;ings 16:15 and 1 Chronicles 4:10 contain all but z; and Galatians 1:14 containsbut k.Gabriel, Michael, and Lucifer are the three angels mentioned by name in tBible. (Raphael is the name of another angel, mentioned in the Apocalypse).Thwords baptize, baptized, baptizest, baptizeth, baptizing appears in the Bible 7

times.The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, named in the Bible's Book ofRevelation are Conquest, Slaughter, Famine, and Death.The 3 Magi or Wise M

and their gifts:-- Melchoir (means king of light) offered Gold; Gaspar (means thwhite one) offered Frankincense (Frankincense is a gum resin used as a base fincense); and Balthazar (means lord of treasures) offered Myrrh (Myrrh is a gumesin, was valued as a perfume and unguent used in embalming).The two robbe

crucified next to Jesus were named Dismas and Gestas.The name Eastererives from the Anglo - Saxon goddess Eostre, who governed the vernal equi

Salt is mentioned more than 30 times in the Bible.There are 49 different foods mentioned in the Bible.

Almonds and pistachios are the only nuts mentioned in the Bible.Seven suicides are recorded in the Bible.

The only domestic animal not mentioned in the Bible is the cat.Voltaire, the French philosopher was an atheist, threatened that he will see to testruction of the Bible and its removal from the face of the earth. What happeneat the Bible Society bought the house where he was born after his death and to

that building is one of the biggest sales centers of the Bible.Anonymous